Comments on: Vintage Dragster Artwork

By: CBatt

CBatt — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:30:22 +0000

Your front engine digger is awesome. Most people tell me that I was born two generations late and have a serious sickness for old school hot rods, diggers, and race cars. Done any gasser pics? I tried drawing the don, woods, and cook once, but my talents should stay in the fab shop. Keep up the good work, Thanks.

By: greg

greg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Hi Barbara,
You make a good point….same name and a love of cars…..I am with you, there’s got to be a connection somewhere down the line.

By: Barbara Bullard

Barbara Bullard — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:56:36 +0000

Are you certain we aren’t related? I am John’s OLDER sister. I thought I was so old I was related to everyone … Cousins keep showing up so I thought my brother (not your brother, John W.) had found another one. Have you gone way, way, way back to be certain we didn’t fall from the same tree? Our geonone says we wandered into France, did cave paintings and then drifted to England, Ireland and probably Scotland. That was about 45 million years ago, so we are probably related somewhere. After all, same name in the family, love cars, etc. You and my John MUST be related. BB

By: John Spradlin

John Spradlin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:05:40 +0000

It’s a beautiful rendition of my car. I’m still stunned at how it came out. I’ve owned the car (or it owns me) since 1996 It is on it’s third reconstruction right now so, I can’t send pictures of it. Parts are scattered all over. Typical racecar. I have the 1st engine coming apart to be re-done. The blower engine is on a roller stand. I’m thinking about removing as many new things (wheelie bar mounts etc) and returning it to 1967. Well I can’t really do that. but i will be as close as I can get it & still keep the shorty PG. It will have the original style wheelie wheel. It is a single 6″ dia. wheel mounted at the rear backbone tube. The push bar will be mounted on the backbone also.
Now as for speed & ET, at first it ran the quarter mile @154.25mph & 8.87 sec.
With the blower, It has been only on 1/8 mile. 159.+ mph & 5.33 sec. So, you can see it is a grea little car. I did forget to mention it’s wheelbase is 173″ I’ll send a picture or two that Greg can put up if anyone is interested.

By: greg

greg — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:42:38 +0000

Hi Mal!
I don’t know, let me check with John and find out.

By: Mal (Ozstatman)

Mal (Ozstatman) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:49:20 +0000

Greg, Do you know what ET and Top Speed John achieved?

By: greg

greg — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:05:00 +0000

Thanks Kelly, it is all Illustrator.

By: Kelly Sharpton

Kelly Sharpton — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:44:32 +0000

Great piece of work Greg, what did you use? Is that all illustrator? Are did you do some photoshop?

Kelly

By: Josh Spradlin

Josh Spradlin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:23:14 +0000

Beautiful. Simply Beautiful.